I have been having discussions
with family members and we are all in agreement that civilization at a
precarious point in time. I sometimes feel that we are all sitting on a powder
keg waiting for it to explode.
Anyone who has watched Middle
East politics over the years will pretty much agree that there will never be
peace in that region, ever. The mindset of Arabs and Jews is so ingrained in
animosity built over centuries and there is no give on either side. There is an
American president who fawns over murderous dictators and alienates traditional
allies, where can that lead but to disaster? Europe is becoming more populist
by the day and anti “otherness” grows by the week. Refugees from other parts of
the world are pouring their way into countries which is threatening their
economy, culture and stability.
No one seems to have any answers
to these various crises. We have UN summits, EU summits, G8 summits, NATO
summits and what-have-you summits and what happens? They talk about climate
change, trade agreements and money, money, money. Yep, that helps civilization – hardly. No one
can even agree on sanctioning a murderous country like Saudi Arabia because,
oh, we need their oil. Do we really? Oh, let’s not forget that the Americans
sell some 10 billion dollars’ worth of munitions over there . . . good grief,
is that nuts or what? Well, let’s not step on their toes to hard, shall we?
The trouble with politicians is
that they are in it for themselves and the money. They have no ethics, no
values, no morals, no compassion, and no sense of consequences. For them it is
all Instant Gratification – for themselves.
Yes, we are living in a sick,
sick world and I am sorry to say that I have absolutely no idea how we poor,
tiny little citizens can make BIG CHANGES. Except to say, we need more women
in government because at the end of the day (despite any anger issues they may
have) they do have cooler heads when it comes to fighting.
"If you want something said,
ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." —Margaret Thatcher
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